Known as the "Vale of flowers", it was a fertile region lying south of eastern end of the [[White Mountains]]. It was the region closest to [[Minas Tirith]].<ref>{{RK|Map}}</ref>

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Known as the "Vale of flowers", it was a fertile region lying south of eastern end of the [[White Mountains]]. It was the region closest to [[Minas Tirith]],<ref>{{RK|Map}}</ref> which depended on the fruit cultivated in the orchards of Lossarnach.<ref name=VT42/>

At the end of the [[Third Age]], its lord was the old [[Forlong]] the Fat, who led two hundred men to the aide of the city.<ref name="MT">{{RK|V1}}</ref> Forlong was killed in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]],<ref>{{RK|V6}}</ref> but many of his men survived and accompanied [[Aragorn]] Elessar on his way to the [[Black Gate]], even though most of them were farmers.

At the end of the [[Third Age]], its lord was the old [[Forlong]] the Fat, who led two hundred men to the aide of the city.<ref name="MT">{{RK|V1}}</ref> Forlong was killed in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]],<ref>{{RK|V6}}</ref> but many of his men survived and accompanied [[Aragorn]] Elessar on his way to the [[Black Gate]], even though most of them were farmers.

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Lossarnach was populated by many refugees from [[Ithilien]] and [[Osgiliath]]. During the [[War of the Ring]], most women and children from Minas Tirith were sent there.<ref name="MT"/>

Lossarnach was populated by many refugees from [[Ithilien]] and [[Osgiliath]]. During the [[War of the Ring]], most women and children from Minas Tirith were sent there.<ref name="MT"/>

History

Known as the "Vale of flowers", it was a fertile region lying south of eastern end of the White Mountains. It was the region closest to Minas Tirith,[1] which depended on the fruit cultivated in the orchards of Lossarnach.[2]

Etymology

Lossarnach is glossed as "flowery Arnach".[7] While Tolkien seemed to be convinced that the second element, Arnach, was a Pre-Númenórean word, the first element caused more problems: since loss means "snow" in Sindarin it is unclear why it "was prefixed to Arnach", although it likely derived from likeness between loss and Sindarin loth ("flower").[2][7]